Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria
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| Born | 27 December 1868 Vienna,Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 12 March 1915(aged 46) Munich,German Empire |
| Spouse | Bertha Czuber |
| Father | Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria |
| Mother | Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria,later known asFerdinand Burg(Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Johann Maria;Vienna,27 December 1868 –Munich,12 March 1915) was a member of theHouse of Habsburg-Lorraine.
Biography[edit]
Ferdinand Karl was the third son ofArchduke Charles Louis of AustriaandPrincess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.ArchdukeFranz Ferdinand,whose assassination atSarajevoon 28 June 1914 launchedWorld War I,was his elder brother.
He served as a major-general in theAustro-Hungarian Army.
Marriage and issue[edit]
Like his brother, in 1909 he concluded anunequal marriagewith Bertha Czuber (1879–1979), daughter ofEmanuel Czuber.Unlike his brother, he did so without the emperor's knowledge or consent, havingelopedtwo years before the marriage was revealed publicly.
On 6 August 1911 he renounced his rights and titles as adynastof theHouse of Habsburgand assumed the name of "Ferdinand Burg",[1]at the demand of EmperorFranz Joseph.Henceforth he absented himself from the Viennese court and lived inTyrol.
Death[edit]
By then Ferdinand Karl was suffering fromtuberculosis,of which he died in 1915. He and his wife had no children. A funeral was set for him about four months after his death.
Honours[edit]
He received the following orders and decorations:[2]
Austria-Hungary:
- Knight of the Golden Fleece,1884[3]
- Military Merit Cross
- Military Merit Medalon red ribbon
- Long Service Cross for Officers, 2nd Class
- Bronze Jubilee Medal for the Armed Forces
Tuscan Grand Ducal Family:Grand Cross of St. Joseph
Sovereign Military Order of Malta:Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion, with Distinction for Jerusalem
Kingdom of Prussia:Knight of the Black Eagle,23 November 1901[4]
Kingdom of Bavaria:Knight of St. Hubert,1892[5]
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach:Grand Cross of the White Falcon
Kingdom of Saxony:Knight of the Rue Crown
Württemberg:Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown,1893[6]
Empire of Japan:Grand Cordon of theOrder of the Chrysanthemum,28 January 1901[7]
Persian Empire:Order of the August Portrait, in Diamonds
Russian Empire:
Kingdom of Serbia:Grand Cross of the White Eagle
Spain:Grand Cross of theOrder of Charles III,with Collar,21 May 1900[8]
References[edit]
- ^C.E.D.R.E., *L'Empire d'Autriche*, Volume II, 1991, p. 197 (French)
- ^Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie (1911),Genealogy p. 3
- ^"Toison Autrichienne (Austrian Fleece) - 19th century"(in French),Chevaliers de la Toison D'or.Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^"Schwarzer Adler-orden",Königlich Preussische Ordensliste(in German), Berlin, 1895, p.5– via hathitrust.org
{{citation}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^"Königliche Orden",Hof- und – Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern(in German), Munich: Druck and Verlag, 1914, p. 10 – via hathitrust.org
- ^"Königliche Orden",Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg,Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1907, p. 31
- ^Hình bộ phương tắc (2017).Minh trị thời đại の huân chương ngoại giao nghi lễ(PDF)(in Japanese). Minh trị thánh đức ký niệm học hội kỷ yếu. p. 150.
- ^"Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III".Guía Oficial de España(in Spanish). 1905. p. 147.Retrieved1 October2020.
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- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 1st class
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